This stunning, custom designed contemporary is sited well off a quiet country road, just outside of Stone Ridge, in the charming, historic Hamlet of Kripplebush, NY. The mood of this home is captivating - bright and airy, filled with warming sunlight, with nature’s vistas everywhere. Walk in and immediately you'll appreciate its organic and understated luxury. By design, there was loving care and attention to detail, thoughtfully considered when the home owners undertook transforming this home. Soaring ceilings and expansive windows beckon. The new custom kitchen is a chef’s dream; with an 8 burner Wolf stove, custom walnut cabinets with built-in shelves, a stainless-steel farm sink, soapstone countertops and Bosch refrigerator and dishwasher. Its center island gives the chef(s) in the family plenty of room to create fantastic culinary memories. This open kitchen flows into the dining room which boasts a stunning wall of windows. The view from the dining table includes an artisan bluestone patio, impressive rock walls and expansive meadows beyond...all providing the perfect backdrop for family gatherings and stellar entertaining. A custom white oak accent wall creates a warm focal point for the dining room. From your feet up, you’ll appreciate the warmth of radiant heat from the polished concrete floors. There are magnificent exposed timbers throughout the home, adding warmth and texture and drawing your eye upward to “the bridge” and 20+ foot ceilings in the dining and living rooms. A few steps up onto beautiful white oak flooring finds side by side living rooms, offering both a cozy space with a glowing fireplace and custom built-in bookshelves, and another with a spacious custom sofa nestled up against the wall of windows (a great place to cuddle up with a book or watch the wildlife moving through the meadow below). On this main level is also the large primary suite; a generous bedroom with oversized windows allowing beautiful views to fill the room, an en-suite bath and separate laundry room. A second bedroom and a full bath are on this level as well. Created with a custom railing system and white oak floors, “the bridge” gives you a bird’s eye view from the 2nd floor. It provides an impressive view of the property and of the main floor. This second floor has 2 more rooms, currently used as bedrooms. Towards the end of the bridge, and a few steps down, there’s a room that connects the main house with the two-story wing. This space is ideal as an office or den and leads out and down to the studio/guest suite. The two-story wing of the house is an ideal flex space, offering many possibilities. Currently used as an office, guest suite and an artist’s studio, it has a smashing recently added full bath, and polished concrete floors with radiant heat on its ground level. Outside the meadows and curated Victoria Garden’s flower beds are an oasis in an often hectic world. Set on 42+ acres, there's also a swimming pond and hiking trails leading back to the Kripplebush Creek. This wonderful, one of a kind property is centrally positioned to the local hotspots; Inness Hotel/restaurant/golf course, Arrowwood Brewery, Westwind Orchard, Minnewaska State Park, Mohonk Preserve and the Ashokan Reservoir rail trail. This is a truly special homestead. Private showings start today!